Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 729 · Decided 12 July 1996
C. Chenga Reddy and ORS. v. State of Andhra Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 729 · [1996] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 479
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 52/1993
- Decided
- 12 July 1996
- Bench
- G.N. RAY, A.S. ANAND (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 120, 5(2); Evidence Act Section 45; Constitution; Prevention of Corruption Act
Headnote
B Indian Penal Code, 1860 : Sections 120-B, 420/34 and 477-A. Prevention of Co1111ption Act, 1947: Sections 5(2) and (J)(d). c State of Andhra Pradesh--Governnzent Engineers and Contrac­ ton-Prosecution for e1iminal conspirac;-Clieating and falsification of ac­ counts-Allegation of accused rested on circun1stantial evidenc~But circunistantial evidence not ]Jroving guilt of accused beyond doubt--Conviction of accused and sentence iniposed set D aside. Evidence Act, 1872 : Circunistantial evidence--Conviction based UJJon--Validity of-Extent of proof required in
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